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Adjt. Stella May Young
Salvation Army
from:Chelsea, Mass
Adjutant Stella May Young, was one of the first "doughnut girls" of the First World War working near the front lines in France in 1918. Those Salvation Army workers served doughnuts and coffee to infantrymen (referred to as doughboys). A photograph taken during the war and used a popular postcard, shows a Stella near the front lines wearing an army helmet, smiling at the camera and carrying a bowl of doughnuts.
Pte. Stephen Young
British Army 5th Btn Cameron Highlanders
(d.16th Jul 1916)
Stephen Young served with the 5th Btn (Queens Own) Cameron Highlanders.
Thomas Young
Army Durham Light Infantry
(d.1st Oct 1916)
Private Thomas Lees Young
Army 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
from:11 Well Street, Pallion, Sunderland
(d.16th Sep 1916)
Thomas has no known grave, but is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing of the Somme.
Thomas Young
Army Gordon Highlanders
from:Dunfermline, Scotland
Thomas Young from Dunfirmline served with the Gordon Highlanders in the Great War. He and his wife Jenny had four children, Janet, Annie, David and Edwin. Edwin lost his life when HMS Forfar was sunk in 1940.
W B Young
British Army 119th MC Coy Machine Gun Corps
I am trying to find out what happened to the many men who had engraved names in the attic in our French Farm House in La Somme. We believe W B Young is from 119th MG Company.
Pte. W. H. Young
British Army 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.19th Dec 1915)
W. B. Young
British Army 119th Btn. Machine Gun Corps
My parents' house in Northern France has a chimney place in the attic with lots of different names of people engraved into it. Several of the engravings come from men serving in the 119th Machine Gun Corp. It would be really good to find the relatives of these men.
Pte. Wesley George Young
British Army 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
(d.7th Oct 1916)
Cpl. William Young
Army 14th btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.20 Apr 1916)
Capt. William Lancelot Young MC.
Australian Imperial Force. 45th Btn.
from:Dimboola, Australia
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. William Arthur Young
British Army 9th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Bulwell, Nottingham
(d.4th Oct 1917)
William was born 1883 in Bulwell, Nottingham, he enlisted in Doncaster though we don't know yet why, perhaps being a miner he had moved there to work. We have a copy of his medal index card is still intact and at present we are waiting to find out relevant details of his last days via the Lancashire Fusiliers War Diaries.
William was killed at Paschendale and is remembered at Tyne Cott, RIP.
Pte. William Clark Young
British Army 2nd Batalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:50 Albert Buildings, Hamilton
Pte. William Clark Young
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:50 Albert Buildings, Hamilton, Lanarkshire
My grandfather William Young served in the First World War, I know nothing of that service other than the letter I inherited thanking him for his service
Pte. William Martin Young
British Army 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards
(d.27th September 1918)
William Young died on the 27th of September 1918 and is buried in the Sanders Keep Military Cemetery in France. He was the son of Fanny and the late Edward Martin Young. Husband of Charlotte Fanny Young, and father of three children, Kathleen, William, and Jessie
Pte. William Young VC.
British Army 8th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Preston, Lancs.
(d.27th August 1916)
William Young was died of wounds on the 27th of August 1916, aged 40. He is buried in Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery in Preston, Lancs. He was the husband of Mrs. M. E. Young, of 61, Lovat Rd., Preston.
An extract from the London Gazette, dated 28th March, 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. On seeing that his Serjeant had been wounded he left his trench to attend to him under very heavy fire. The wounded Non-Commissioned Officer requested Private Young to get under cover, but he refused, and was almost immediately very seriously wounded by having both jaws shattered. Notwithstanding his terrible injuries, Private Young continued endeavouring to effect the rescue upon which he had set his mind, and eventually succeeded with the aid of another soldier. He then went unaided to the dressing station where it was discovered that he had also been wounded by a rifle bullet in the chest. The great fortitude, determination, courage, and devotion to duty displayed by this soldier could hardly be surpassed"
CSM. William Young DCM, MofH.
British Army 1st Btn. Essex Regiment
from:77 North Avenue Road, Brentwood, Essex
William Young joined 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment in 1902. He held the DCM and French Medal of Honour, Silver with crossed swords, being awarded for his actions in France, "from 21st August to 4th November, 1918, when the battalion was almost continuously in action under heavy shell fire. His example and leadership had a very beneficent effect on the non-commissioned officers of the battalion."
He retired after 18 years service in 1920 at the rank of RSM, re-enlisting to serve in WWII, he was involved in the Munich campaign of 1941 and may, and it is only a suggestion, may have been involved in the formation/training of the SAS (research ongoing). Apart from a newspaper obituary article and a family photograph of him in his uniform, little else is known at this time. We are still researching.
RSM. William Young DCM.
British Army 1st Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Brentwood, Essex.
Little is known of my Grandfather, William Young, which is frustrating as there appears to be only a few accessible records in the public domain. When William died from a war related health issue, he was remembered by his Regiment and represented by them at Brentwood Cathedral. He was buried with Military Honours in Brentwood Cemetery following his passing in the early 1960's. He was born in Ardleigh, Essex and was a native of Brentwood, Essex. He served in various campaigns, enlisting in the Regiment in 1902 with service in Africa, Gallipoli, France. His acts of courage in face of the enemy where Gazetted in two editions, London and Scotland for his acts of courage and valour, being mentioned in dispatches, awarded the DCM and the Medaille d'Honneur en argent avec Glaives from the French army for bravery whilst under fire. On completion of 21 years service, he retired with the rank of RSM. He rejoined during the Munich crisis. No other information or military records appear to be available.
From the research that is available there is some evidence that after he re-enlisted prior to the Munich crisis in the lead up to WW11 any information for this period of his military career has been even harder to unravel of which there appears to be a fog of mystery and intrigue. However, there is some suggestion that he may have been involved in the training, in some way, of early members of the SAS Recruits/Regiment. His serving at Folkestone, Kent and other deployments remain unaccounted for and unsubstantiated. He retired from Military Service due to his ill health in March 1941.
Editor's Note:- The citation for the award of his Distinguished Conduct medal reads as follows: -
6677 C./S./M. (T./R.S.M.) W.Young, 1st Btn. Essex R. (Brentwood) (LG 11 Mar 1920). "Throughout the advance, from 21st August to 4th November 1918, when the Battalion was almost continuously in action, he did extremely good work in the most trying of circumstances, and often under very heavy shell fire. His example and leadership had a very beneficent effect on the non-commissioned officers of the Battalion."
Cpl. William Young
British Army 19th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 19th & 18th DLI
Pte. William Young
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. William Ewart Young
British Army 2/5th Btn. London Regiment
from:London
(d.16th Aug 1917)
William Young was the 5th son and 8th child of Charles and Joanna Young of Dalston, London. He was born 18th May 1898. It is unknown when he joined up. He was killed on 16th August 1915 From research carried out at IWM: "Objective for 16 August – 2/5th Rifles were to go to â€The Shelter†at Erman, proceed to Anzac Farm and Iron Cross Redoubt, close to Polygon Wood. There had been a thunderstorm, at 01.30 am the battalion assembled in shell holes at Surbiton Villas. At 0445 Barrage opened with artillery, machine guns were at Inverness Copse. It was a bright and sunny day after the storm. It appears they proceeded to Stirling Copse and Black Watch corner, SW of Polygon Wood. At some point they were surrounded by Germans who infiltrated from behind. A pigeon was released and took back the message “we are surroundedâ€. They fell back eventually to Glencourse Wood. All fighting was completed that day at 1700hrs. 24 men were killed, 147 missing, and 172 wounded.
William James Young
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Cardiff
(d.1st July 1916)
Jim Young was the only brother of Nellie Stephenson (nee Young) and fought in the Boer War and probably saw action in Egypt, China and possibly even Gallipoli. He was born in 1880 at Wellingborough and in later life lived in Cardiff where his family moved to in the 1890s.
Rflmn. William John Young
British Army 16th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Ballyroney, N. Ireland
(d.3rd November 1916)
Rifleman William Young was born and lived in Ballroney, just outside Banbridge. He was killed in action on Friday 3rd November 1916 and is buried in St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Grave I.C.33. He is also remembered on Bambridge War Memorial.
William was the youngest son of Mr John Young. He joined the 16th battalion on its formation in 1914 and went with the 36th Ulster Division to France in November 1915. Prior to this, he served as apprentice with his cousin, Mr Young in the Arcade, Banbridge.
After being in France for some time he was invalided home suffering from blood poisoning after a severe encounter with barbed wire. He spent a lengthy period in hospital and then a few weeks convalescing at home before he returned to France in mid October, just two weeks before he was killed. He had only been in the trenches for three days.
Eng. William Young
Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter Speedwell V
(d.28th October 1916)
Engineman Young is buried South-East of the Kilscoran Church of Ireland Churchyard, Kilscoran, Co. Wexford, Ireland. His body was washed ashore at Rosslare after his vessel was torpedoed, driven aground and wrecked in St. George's Channel. Ten souls lost
Sgt. William Ernest Young DCM.
British Army 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:Whitwell
William Young is my great Grandad, born in 1895 he came from Whitwell. He was awarded the DCM for conspicuous gallantry and able leadership during the fighting at Foret de Moral on 4th of November 1918, when his platoon Officer was wounded early in the battle and he assumed command.
Pte William Henry Young
British Army 17th Battalion Kings (Liverpool) Regiment
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Pte. William Charles Young
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
William Young is my grandfather. As he died before I was born, aged 37 in 1933. I don't have much info on him except that he served with the British Salonika Force.
Pte. J. Younger
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
J Younger was wounded in July 1916
Sgt. Thomas Younger
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Arthur Edward Youngs
British Army 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
from:Norwich
(d.19th Jul 1916)
My great uncle Arthur Edward Youngs of the 8th Battalion Norfolk Regiment was killed in action at Deville Wood on 19th of July 1916 aged 22. His place of burial is stated as unknown.
One of 7 children of Edward Joseph Matthew Youngs and Martha Ann Curtis, his younger brother, Matthew George, was also fighting in the Somme and was killed at High Wood 4 days later, aged 20. Their mother never recovered from this loss. Following the sudden death of her husband in 1919, she became mentally unhinged and spent the last years of her life in a mental institution. She died in 1938.
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